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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 868 · 40 questions
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How the sounds work (The r changes the vowel): Spot the vowel + r: ar, or, er, ir or ur. Read it as one sound: c-ar, f-or-k. er, ir and ur sound the same, so learn which spelling each word uses: bird, turtle, tiger.

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  1. 1.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  2. 2.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) circle (c) burger
  4. 4.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) star (c) purple
  6. 6.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  7. 7.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) first (c) butter
  9. 9.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  10. 10.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  11. 11.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) ferk
  12. 12.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dirt (b) dort (c) dart
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) star (c) turtle
  14. 14.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  15. 15.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) corn (c) tiger
  17. 17.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  18. 18.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) terch (c) tarch
  19. 19.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  20. 20.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) first (c) shark
  22. 22.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  23. 23.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
  24. 24.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
  25. 25.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yurn (c) yarn
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) turkey (c) corn
  27. 27.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) corn (c) jar
  29. 29.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitor (c) guitar
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) jar (c) purple
  31. 31.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  32. 32.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  33. 33.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicern (c) unicorn
  34. 34.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) yarn (c) burger
  36. 36.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
  37. 37.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) car (c) third
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) ladder (c) turtle
  40. 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) fork (c) turtle

Answer key

  1. ir
  2. ir
  3. burger
  4. ar
  5. popcorn
  6. ar
  7. turkey
  8. butter
  9. or
  10. ar
  11. fork
  12. dart
  13. star
  14. ar
  15. er
  16. tiger
  17. ir
  18. torch
  19. or
  20. ir
  21. unicorn
  22. circle
  23. first
  24. burger
  25. yarn
  26. corn
  27. car
  28. jar
  29. guitar
  30. purple
  31. or
  32. ur
  33. unicorn
  34. circus
  35. yarn
  36. third
  37. ir
  38. third
  39. turtle
  40. first

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